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IMA NEWS Vol. 59 No. 02 February 2021 Pages : 37 to 68

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Purity of Profession - Parity in Healthcare

RELAY HUNGER STRIKE AGAINST MIXOPATHY AT IMA HQ

Relay Hunger Strike against Mixopathy at IMA HQ

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Dr. J. A. JayalalNational President, IMA

Dear Colleagues and Leaders of IMA

Greetings from Indian Medical Association Headquarters!

I am privileged and delighted to contact you through our IMA NEWS at this hottest moment of IMA amidst the coolest climate in Delhi.

I bow with gratitude to all our members of IMA branches and state leaders for your exemplary contribution, participation and proactive involvement in the freedom

struggle exercised by IMA in the form of 14 days continuous relay fasting across the country.

It was heartening to note that right from Srinagar to Kanyakumari and from Assam to Gujarat even small branches could organize these protests and various democratic means of agitation alike. It was also a moment of unification of various Specialists organizations of modern medicine, dental and Allied Associations. IMA could express the Voice for restoring purity of profession as a collective Consciousness in their modern medical profession.

IMA Headquarter is consistently following our case in the Supreme Court and we are on the positive foot of obtaining a justifiable remedy through the Supreme Court.

I also thank you for your continued efforts. IMA could raise a lot of media coverage and social media Outburst in support of purity of profession.

It was an agonising moment to perceive the strategic moves adopted by the government to defame the modern medical fraternity as evidenced in a meeting attended by two Hon'ble Cabinet Ministers which pronounced modern medical doctors as medical terrorist of this country. In the same meeting a lot of false claims were made. IMA has raised its voice which has gone viral and elicited the needed response to promote our mission of purity of profession.

We realized the turf is getting sticker on our struggle against Mixopathy but with our determination and vibrant participation of MSN and JDN, I am confident, we will win in this struggle.

It was unfortunate that the Government could not give appropriate recognition or monetary support to our 740 Covid Warriors inspite of repeatedly sending them the data. Our mission of supporting these corona warriors with Rs.10 lakhs for the needed families are on the way. I appreciate and profusely thank all of you who have donated your one-day income for this Corona Martyrs fund. I once again appeal to you to please open your heart and extend your helping hands to sustain the respectful life for the departed family members. Whenever you contribute to the Corona Martyrs Fund, you will get income tax exemption under 80 G.

IMA Headquarters is strengthening the para medical education conducted by National IMA. If you are interested in the same, you can contact Mr Biswajit Paul, M:09716783453 Email: [email protected]. Utilizing this opportunity, please try to start a training center in your branch/State or in individual hospital.

IMA House, Delhi is ready with all infrastructure facilities and with good canteen facilities. It is a home for all our members of IMA. Feel free to come and visit our Hqs., stay with us and enjoy the hospitality.

The democracy is the Hall mark of our Association. Introducing new leadership, sustaining and nurturing them is the role of the existing leaders of IMA. IMA appeals to you, please try to convene the AGM meeting as per your Constitution and elect Office bearers annually or bi-annually and create new vision, new faces and new leaders in IMA. IMA HQs will take serious view on the branches which are not conducting the elections in the state/Local Branches and request all of you to complete this procedure before March 31, 2021 and update lists of members of Central Council and others can be sent to IMA HQs before the above mentioned date.

Finally, it is our dream that IMA shall have a digital diary of all the members of IMA with their mobile and email Ids. To achieve this, we are decentralizing our data platform. Every Branch Secretary can enter and update their data into the system and I appeal all of you to down load the IMA App in the Google platform and update your membership so as to reach our target.

Number is the strength for any organization and we know every year 85,000 MBBS graduate are finishing their course. To make them our members, a noble plan of 5 installment payment of the membership for the Junior Doctors is unveiled in our website as an Online enrolment programme. Please visit our website and ensure maximum number of graduates are enrolled.

As we are in our freedom struggle, be prepared to fight with more vigour and win over this struggle.

Wishing you all the best.

Dr. Jayesh M. LeleHony Secretary General, IMA

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21.01.2021

PRESS RELEASE

IMA Launches “Relay Hunger Strike” Against Mixopathy across India

Indian healthcare has developed enormously over last century. Today Indian doctors and Indian healthcare has earned its position across the globe. Almost all countries in the world have Indian doctors delivering the best of their expertise. Medicine, surgery and all faculties in the healthcare have the best Indian doctors as world authorities.

While the entire developed world is getting benefitted from Modern Medicine Indian doctors, there is a complete paradoxical situation being created in our country. CCIM notification no. CG-DL-E-20112020-223208 dated 19.11.2020 allowing Aayush people to practice surgery is completely unscientific, unsafe, impractical and is going to push Indian healthcare retrograde. Modern medicine is an evidence-based medicine and has its own backbone of research modules, studied approach and ethically controlled treatment modalities. The modern medicine has its own pharmacopeia developed and strengthened over by various clinical trials. Modern medicine is taught in various medical colleges with thorough 4.5 years course of M.B.B.S. The specialization in surgical specialties need further 3 years of strict learning and practice. The vigorous modern medicine education system gives out a trained surgeon at the end of nearly 10 years. The basic need for medical practice is the quality and safety of the patient. Surgery without proper vigorous training will have disastrous results.

Will anyone of us like to undergo surgery by an unqualified surgeon? The answer obviously will be 'NO”. Then how can we accept such a baseless notification. This will put the entire system of healthcare in danger. Surgery is a very specialized branch. Surgeon has to know all parts and related anatomy to the perfection to avoid any complication. Presurgical fitness is given by modern medicine doctors. Anesthesia, an integral part and need of any surgery is given by modern medicine. Postsurgical treatment is equally important and needs perfect knowledge and experience to understand the patients' condition. Best and most important part is to understand clinical judgement when to do surgery and when to avoid it. This judgement is the yield of vigorous modern medicine education and is incomparable, unparalleled. It is next to impossible for untrained people to have right clinical judgement, accuracy in surgery and correct understanding of postsurgical period. In short, surgery is not a cup of tea for anybody other than surgeons of modern medicine.

Modern medicine has various faculties which develop after thorough training. All these faculties work as team during surgery to safeguard life of the patient. How can Ayurveda be allowed to do surgery when they do not have all required faculties developed including pharmacopeia, anesthesia and post-operative medical care?

The recent policy tilt as evidenced in the medical pluralism advocated by the National Education Policy 2020 and the four committees of NITI AAYOG for officially integrating the systems of medicine in medical education, practice, public health and administration as well as research ostensibly for a 'One Nation - One System' policy will ring the death knell of all system of medicine as a whole.

The notification of the amendment to the CCIM Act on Post graduate Ayurveda surgery and the entitlement to study and practice independently have to be seen as another step in advancing and legitimizing Mixopathy. In fact, the purity and identity of Ayurveda stands equally challenged. That the council prescribed modern medicine text books and Ayurveda institutions practiced surgery with the assistance of modern medical doctors cannot be reason enough to legitimize encroachment into the jurisdiction and competencies of modern medicine.

IMA opposes and condemns the predatory poaching on Modern Medicine and its surgical disciplines by CCIM. IMA will resist and fight back this criminal plagiarism. IMA sees this as another step to legitimize Mixopathy. This illegal notification by CCIM is the culmination of the Khichadification of medical education and practice initiated by National Education Policy and NITI AAYOG. IMA has launched the freedom struggle of modern medicine from the forces of Mixopathy.

Indian Medical Association respects all streams of healthcare. We object mixing of the streams as it is unsafe and unscientific. People should have right to choose the stream for getting treated by any system of medicine from the qualified doctors of that system. But one doctor cannot give all systems of Medicine to one patient. Mixing the Pathies and providing substandard healthcare is definitely wrong.

IMA demands withdrawal of the CCIM order and dissolution of the NITI AAYOG committees for integration. IMA appeals to the Government to consider the sensitivity of the medical fraternity and take appropriate steps. IMA will be constrained to intensify the agitation until the steps towards implementing Mixopathy are abandoned.

Indian Medical Association is giving immediate directives to all members across the country to start 'SAVE HEALTHCARE INDIA MOVEMENT'. Under this National movement, IMA will launch massive awareness drive across the country as this is the clear threat to safety of healthcare of people.

Pan India Relay Hunger Strike - IMA members and modern medicine doctors across the country will start relay hunger strike. Doctors will stay on hunger strike in turns 24x7 from February 1st, 2021.

Posters - IMA will release the awareness posters and banners across the country.

People of the country should understand the battle is being fought by us for their safety.

All IMA members shall update their Members of Parliament and MLAs regarding the true picture of the notification and integration policy.

IMA will also give its rationale representations to all State Governments. Under this Save People Movement, all NGOs will be updated with the core issues.

All IMA members will write and convey their feelings to Honorable Prime Minister.

All IMA leaders shall visit the various places across the country for public awareness.

IMA shall apprise various associations from different countries about this unscientific notification.

The global voice of modern medicine shall echo the feelings of Indian Medical Association and it's all members.

IMA will fight this war for safeguarding healthcare of our country. Now it is peoples' war to save quality and safety of our healthcare.

24.1.2021

To,

Sub: Mixopathy and Integration of Medical Education – Indian Healthcare catastrophe.

Respected Sir,

Greetings from Indian Medical Association HQs.!

Modern medicine is a backbone of healthcare. World of healthcare is spearheaded by evolving modern medicine. Indian doctors have proved their might all across the world and are contributing to the healthcare evolution in large extent. Recent covid pandemic has proved the scientific and evidence-based modern medicine beyond doubt. Covid management protocols have been successful only with modern medicine. Preventive modern medicine has been successful in rolling out the covid vaccine for the mankind.

Surgery is the faculty of invasive healthcare based on precision, accuracy and correct operative skills. The surgeons cannot afford to have errors in their dictionary. The entire accuracy is an outcome of extensive medical education and surgical experience. The expertise and skills of surgeons are unique and unmatchable. People performing surgery without any adequate and ethical qualifications will be dangerous for patients in the country. Lack of clinical, anatomical knowledge, expertise with precise experience will create unqualified and unsafe cadre of surgeons in the country. Mixopathy will prove to have a catastrophic effect on the entire healthcare of citizens.

Modern medicine and other alternative streams are separate dispels of healthcare. These originally different streams have different educational systems and standards. Mixing of these different systems in education as well as in practice will be impractically wrong. NITI Aayog committees slating for integration of different streams of medical education is unfortunate. Alternative system of medicine like Ayurveda needs promotion. We respect Ayurveda and expect the steps for its independent progress. Ayurveda will be suppressed by its integration with totally unrelated different stream.

We, the members of modern medicine fraternity oppose these unscientific and unsafe measures. We appeal you to help us fight these irrational steps of Mixopathy and Integration of different streams in medical education. We express our complete faith in your righteousness and are sure that you will help us inrightous way to stop the unscientific and unsafe Mixopathy as well as educational integration.

Shri Rajesh BhushanHon'ble Secretary (H & FW)Government of India

Dr. V. K. PaulMember, NITI AayogNew Delhi

Dr. J A JayalalNational President, IMA

Dr. Jayesh M LeleHonorary Secretary General, IMA

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28.01.2021

PRESS RELEASE

SAVE HEALTHCARE INDIA MOVEMENT / SAY NO TO MIXOPATHY RELAY HUNGER STRIKE

Indian healthcare and Indian doctors have earned the peak positions in the world healthcare scenario. Health of nation depends on the health of health care systems. Though there are many systems of medicine, Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani etc., the modern medicine has evolved as a system of medicine adopted and used by almost 96% of Indian population based on sustained research and constant upgradation. We welcome and propose that all our traditional systems should strive hard and make themselves more people centered, evidence based, affordable and accessible.

Now there is shift in the government policy; instead of promoting all the systems, a new method of Mixopathy, in which systems which are mutually unrelated in principles and mode of operandi are integrated together as a one system as evidenced in the National education policy 2020, CCIM notification dated 20/11/2020 and the committees constituted by NITI Aayog for this purpose. IMA acknowledge Indian population need different systems of medicine for different conditions of diseases and for promoting wellness. However, we oppose strongly the proposal to make single doctor practicing all systems together as it will hamper quality and safety as he will lack in-depth knowledge on the particular system of medicine. IMA supports poly Pathy but not Mixopathy and Kitchadification of health care systems.

IMA has launched the movement to restore purity of modern medicine from the forces of Mixopathy. IMA appeals to the Government to consider the sensitivity and, legitimate anguish of the medical fraternity and safety of common man and take appropriate steps. On 8th and 11th December, we have conducted Nationwide protest to draw the attention of Government on this issue.

IMA is constrained today to intensify the agitation as the steps towards implementing Mixopathy are not being taken back. Indian Medical Association is giving immediate directives to all members across the country to start 'SAVE HEALTHCARE INDIA MOVEMENT'. Under this National movement, IMA will launch massive awareness drive across the country as this is the clear threat to safety of healthcare of people.

PAN INDIA RELAY HUNGER STRIKE - IMA members and Modern Medicine Doctors cross the Country will start relay hunger strike. Doctors will stay on relay hunger strike from February 1, 2021 till February 14, 2021. Local branches will have hunger strike centers. It is an effort on the Gandhian principle to invoke satyagraha and unify mental vibration and unify it as an effective force in the war of restoring the purity of modern medical profession.

IMA members will be on relay hunger strike at more than 50 places across the country. IMA National President & Secretary General will visit all states through their vibrant tour across the country. All IMA leaders will visit various IMA branches to enhance the public safety movement.

Women doctors will be on hunger strike all across the nation on 7th February 2021. All specialty associations across the country will join the strike through Federation of Medical Associations under aggies of IMA. Dental Association also shall join this National Movement. Modern medical allied health organisations is joining IMA during this relay hunger strike.

As we are concerned on the uninterrupted health care delivery and also the safety of common man, all our hospitals will function normally.

On the last day of the fasting IMA will launch CAPITAL CHALLO movements in each State Capital.

IMA will release the awareness posters & banners across the country for people of the country. IMA members shall update their Members of Parliament & MLAs & respective state governments regarding the national movement & hunger strike for the cause.

IMA shall apprise various associations from different countries about this unscientific notification. The global voice of modern medicine shall echo the feelings of Indian Medical Association & it's all members.

IMA has instructed its Medical Students' Network (MSN), Junior Doctors' Network (JDN), IMA Womens' Wing, IMA Hospital Board, In-service Doctors, Medical Colleges to participate & construct this massive National Movement.

IMA will fight this war for safeguarding healthcare of our country. Now it is peoples' war to save quality & safety of our healthcare.

IMA begins its 'SAVE HEALTHCARE INDIA MOVEMENT' – Relay Hunger Strike from February 1, 2021.

Dr. J A Jayalal

National President, IMA

Dr. Jayesh M Lele

Honorary Secretary General, IMA

1st February, 2021

'SAVE HEALTHCARE INDIA MOVEMENT' 'RELAY HUNGER STRIKE'

Indian healthcare & Indian doctors have earned the peak positions in the world healthcare scenario. IMA is against the slated Mixopathy in the Indian healthcare. Though there are many systems of medicine, Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani etc. IMA respects, welcomes & proposes that all our traditional systems should strive hard & make themselves more people centered & evidence based. New government policy of Mixopathy of all systems, in which the mutually unrelated in principles & mode of operandi are integrated unscientifically together as a one system. IMA opposes strongly the proposal to make single doctor practicing all systems together.

IMA has launched the freedom struggle of modern medicine from the forces of Mixopathy. IMA is starting 'SAVE HEALTHCARE INDIA MOVEMENT' from today, February 1, 2021.

All IMA members & modern medicine doctors across the country have started relay hunger strike from today. till February 14, 2021 at more than 50 places across the country. IMA National President & Secretary General & all IMA leaders will visit various places across the country to enhance the public safety movement.

Women doctors will be on hunger strike all across the nation on 7th February 2021.

All specialty associations across the country have joined the strike through Federation of Medical Associations under aggies of IMA. Dental Association also has joined this National Movement. IMA will release the awareness movement for people of the country. All Members of Parliament & MLAs & respective state governments will be upraised regarding the national movement. Internationally, IMA shall apprise various associations from different countries about this unscientific notification. The global voice of modern medicine shall echo the feelings of Indian Medical Association & it's all members. IMA has instructed its Medical Students' Network (MSN), Junior Doctors' Network (JDN), IMA Women's' Wing, IMA Hospital Board, In-service Doctors, Medical Colleges to participate & construct this massive National Movement.

Now this National movement is peoples' war to save quality & safety of our healthcare. IMA demands immediate withdrawal of the said impractical, unscientific & unethical notification.

IMA begins its 'SAVE HEALTHCARE INDIA MOVEMENT' – Relay Hunger Strike today.





03.02.2021

To

Shri Ashwini Kumar ChoubeyHonourable Minister of StateMinistry of Health and Family WelfareRoom No.250-A, Nirman Bhawan New [email protected]

Sub. IMA Covid Martyrs

Respected Sir,

We are shocked by your announcement in the Rajya Sabha, that only 162 doctors died due to

COVID 19 in India as on 22.01.2021 which is contrary to the data, released by the Indian Medical

Association now and then. 734 doctors lost their lives due to COVID in our country as of today, out

of which 431 are the General Practitioners who are the first point of contact for the people. Sadly

25 doctors are below 35 years of age. Doctors suffer a higher viral load and a higher CFR (Case

Fatality Ratio) as a community. IMA is constrained to point out that they would have stayed back at

home during this pandemic safely. They chose to serve the nation in the best traditions of the

medical profession. The Government of India failed to acknowledge this fact & give due significant

and recognition.

It is unfortunate that in a devastating pandemic the front-line warriors of modern medicine had

fought with altruism and in the bargain lost their lives, but the roll of honour or the appropriate

data on these fatalities were not documented by the Government of India. We strongly condemn

the apathy of Government of India not verifying the data given by the Indian Medical Association &

also delay in disbursing the Solatium for the COVID Martyrs' Families.

We are writing to you at this juncture to appropriately endorse the hard work and contribution by

our doctors in flattening the COVID curve in India. We fervently appeal to you to expedite the

process of giving Solatium to families at the earliest possible time.

We appeal a high-power committee should be constituted by Government to make a thorough

study on the entire data of deceased doctors and all those who had succumbed to be honoured.



th4 February, 2021

Press Release

Mixopathy

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday was informed that, PG ayush need to be practically trained in 58 surgeries specified in CCIM Amendment Regulation for them to perform independent surgeries. Ayush Ministry official Mr. Kiran Rijiju has stated that 'the CCIM notification is specific to the specified surgical procedures and does not allow Ayush people to take up any other type of surgery'. On question of ensuring health, safety & post-surgical care of patients, Mr. Rijiju answered that PG ayush are well trained in performing such surgeries...! He also advocated the infrastructure by CCIM in this regard as very well regulated. The official also mentioned NABH accreditation by the council to the hospitals attached to the teaching institutions.

Mr. Kiran Rijiju, spokesman from Ayush Ministry also tried to explain the use of term "Modern" for purpose of maintain authenticity of Indian System of Medicine & for medicolegal or IT purpose of understanding...!!

Indian Medical Association expresses its surprise over the superficial statements by the Ayush Ministry on this very serious, sensitive issue of National interest. IMA wish to put forth few logical questions here which need to be answered & should receive due consideration on the apex floors of the country.

1. Surgery is a complex as procedure. It is never a straight-line course from start to end. There are additional surgeries & procedures which erupt during or post-surgery. a. Is Ayush Ministry going to treat these as additional procedures?

b. Who will perform these additional surgeries on already operated patient?

c. Does CCIM & Ayush Ministry take complete responsibility of safety & health of complications arising out of & beyond 58 surgical procedures?

d. Does Ayush ministry think surgical procedures as a simple & straight-line, not to sway away from specified 58 procedures? procedures?

2. Is there any scientific & full-proof mechanism in place as far as curriculum, scientific & practical teaching & experienced faculty to inculcate the expertise for ayush people?

3. Do you have experienced & trained teaching faculty in place?

4. Why the misleading term 'Modern' is being used? Will it not mislead people?

5. Is it not a laughable & skinny excuse in use as explanatory to the term "Modern" used to describe the surgeries?

6. By adopting the modern medicine procedures how does the Government & Ayush Ministry plan for Ayurveda to grow?

Indian Medical Association is pained to see our apex floor of the country being provided with inadequate intricacies about this issue. The Mixopathy is detrimental for peoples' health, safety in healthcare & to the Indian System of Ayurveda itself.

It is a humble appeal to the Government of India to rethink of such draconian & unscientific notification. IMA has started its "Relay Hunger Strike under the National Save Healthcare Movement" & shall continue its efforts to save healthcare of our country & to safeguard it for people of our country.





5.2.2021

ToHon. Shri Kiran RijijuHonorable Minister for StateAYUSH Ministry, Government of IndiaNew Delhi

Reg. SURGERY TRAINING FOR AYURVEDA –CCIM NOTIFICATION –REPLY GIVEN IN THE RAJYA SABHA

Honorable Sir,

Greetings from Indian Medical Association!

We wish to submit to your kind notice sir, in response to the question whether the trained post graduate practitioners of Ayurveda are permitted to do surgeries under the Indian Medicine central council Amendment regulation 2020, it is replied 'the CCIM notification is specific to the specified surgical procedures (58 procedures) and does not allow AYUSH people to take up any other type of surgery'.

However, Surgery is a complex as procedure. It is never a straight-line course from start to end. There are additional surgeries & procedures which erupt during or post-surgery. Even in this era of modern gadgets of diagnosis, abdomen being a Pandora's Box, on the table surgeon often find surprises. If limited training and restricted license to do only limited procedures, if he come across difficult diagnosis after opening the abdomen what should he do? Close the abdomen and refer back or continue with his untrained skill and bring catastrophe to the patients?

It is also replied by you in response to the question of ensuring health, safety and post-surgical care of patients, that PG AYUSH are well trained in performing such surgeries and also advocated the infrastructure by CCIM in this regard as very well regulated. However, sir as per the minimum requirement for the Ayurveda medical college is only 60 bed with 40 percent occupancy for the undergraduate and the total various procedures like cholecystectomy, intestinal resection anastomosis are hardly ever conducted and the faculty available for training is dismally poor, then how you are ensuring adequate training will be given for carrying out 58 procedures.

1. Is there any scientific & full-proof mechanism in place as far as curriculum, scientific & practical teaching & experienced faculty to inculcate the expertise for AYUSH people?

2. Do you have experienced & trained teaching faculty in place?

It is also said NABH accreditation by the council to the hospitals attached to the teaching institutions in Ayurveda medical colleges are obtained. However, we want to know is it for Ayurveda teaching or Modern medical surgical procedures as the NABH very clearly states only in the system in which you are trained the doctor should practice. How NABH allow the doctor trained in Ayurveda to do Modern medicine surgeries? Out of 411 Ayurveda medical colleges how many has NABH Accreditation?

We also request you sir, to kindly clarify to the public whether Ayurveda Post graduates will use anesthesia from surgery of Modern scientific Medicine or traditional Ayurveda Medicine and if the patient who has comorbid conditions or post-operative infections Ayurveda or Modern medicine drugs will be used?

We are surprised to note you have said, “Modern terminology like Appendectomy and cataract are used for purpose of maintains authenticity of Indian System of Medicine & for medico legal or its purpose of understanding...!! It is contrary to the principle of Make in India oriented Government which even changed the terminologies like Planning commission to NITI AAYOG, the traditional terms of shalya and shlakya tantra are replaced with MS General surgery. When the people of our country has the right to choose the system of Medicine they want to receive this duplicating terminology of Modern medicine in Ayurveda will it not create confusion and overlap?

India being a democratic country and when parliament in its wisdom has created various systems of medicine as unique fields as per the constitutions and its scheduled degrees can a visa to practice one system can be given by the authority of another system? AYUSH Ministry and the CCIM have jurisdictions for practice AYUSH Medicine, how they are privileged to give direction or amendment to one to practice another domain? Is the CCIM is above the wisdom and authority of parliament.

India needs various systems of Medicine and each system of medicine are unique and indispensable for human kind. Polypathy is the choice of the individual. But mixing the different systems of medicine based on different principles together and dispensing it by a half trained physician will bring catastrophe to our humanity.

Hence, we appeal you to ensure purity of various system of medicine, enhance research to unearth the depth of traditional Ayurveda system and develop surgical principles and procedures akin to Ayurveda, empower teaching milieu and manpower in Ayurveda before making half hearted attempt to produce partially trained Mixopathy surgeons and play on the health of our country.

Kindly withhold the CCIM Notification on 19th November and constitute a committee to study on the lacunae and bridge the gap with mutual cooperation before embarking such measures which will hamper the growth of Ayurveda and health of our nation.

10. 2.2021

To,

Reg: RELAY HUNGER STRIKE AND CAPITAL CHALO PROGRMAME

I bring to your kind notice that the Indian Medical Association - the largest professional body of modern medicine has stood with the Government proactively in the process of Covid vaccination in our country. We have also brought to your kind notice about our apprehension on CCIM Notification dated 19.11.2020 and the concept of Mixopathy. To press our demands across the country in 50 places every day doctors of modern medicine are observing Relay Hunger Strike since 1st of February. Today is the 11th day of our fasting.

We once again appeal to you to kindly look into our justified demands on the CCIM Notification. We want to make it clear that modern medicine doctors represented by IMA are always in support of different system of medicine in India and acknowledge their services for different kind of diseases and also need for the humanity to have multiple system for medicine of various disorders. We are also not against research, development and advancements of all system of medicines as long as purity of the system is maintained. By virtue of research newer modalities of treatment are often brought out in a system which is a boon to the humanity.

When on one hand modern medical doctors has to study and get trained in all surgical procedures for 3 years to get MS degree, it is strange that as per CCIM Notification, the same title to Ayurvedic undergraduates will be given when they are trained in only 58 procedures (1/10th of General Surgical procedures), and for 2 years. We are opposing this on the ground when 58 procedures trained person is operating on an individual for example for Appendecetomy the 59th procedure Meckels Diverticulum is found then what he should do? The CCIM Notification is not clarifying on this.

Sir, it is a practice that someone wants to visit a particular country the visa of entry has to be given by the particular country only, equally if one doctor wants to practice and get the licenses in a particular system then he must get the license from the custodian of that system. The erstwhile, MCI and now the NMC is the custodian of modern medicine surgical procedures., then by passing the parlimentarians wisdom and by passing the legitimate judgement of Hon'ble Supreme Court against crossing over of system, how the CCIM which is the custodian of Aayush, can give permission to practice modern surgical procedure.

Sir, we appeal to you to look into this issue to stop the CCIM Notification which is against the country norms and practice of the country and ensure appropriate research and development in Ayurveda to develop the various requirements for performing the surgery like that of anaesthesia, text books, trainers and training institutions in that system.

Indian Medical Association is willing to cooperate with the Deptt. Of Aayush to help them in empowering them to develop surgical techniques based on Aayush principles. We request you to kindly constitute a Committee to further study on this issue and resolve this crisis.

Indian Medical Association will be on fasting till 14th and on 14th February we are arranging Capital Chalo Programme to bring awareness on the complication of this Mixopathy to the common public.

We are looking forward to hear and positive reply from you, appeal to you to ensure purity of each system.



Dr. Harsh VardhanUnion Minister, Health & Family WelfareGovernment of India, New Delhi

Shri Rajesh BhushanSecretary, Health & Family WelfareMinistry of Health & Family Welfare,Government of India, New Delhi



PRESS RELEASE 14.02.2021

IMA has launched the freedom struggle of modern medicine from the forces of Mixopathy. IMA started 'SAVE HEALTHCARE INDIA MOVEMENT' from February 1, 2021. All members of the association across the country have been on Relay Hunger Strike since last 14 days. Doctors across all states of the country, all metropolitan cities, towns, rural & urban areas have raised against this draconian planning to mix the different systems of healthcare. All specialty doctors & specialty associations have actively engaged themselves in support of IMA's call for protest. IMA Medical Students' Network (MSN), Junior Doctors' Network (JDN), IMA Womens' Wing, IMA Hospital Board, In-service Doctors, Medical Colleges participated in this massive National Movement over last 14 days.

Pan India Relay Hunger Strike of all modern medicine doctors have shown united righteous stand.

Indian Medical Association has begun its mission to oppose Mixopathy. IMA with its all-modern medicine doctors in the country is set to fight this battle to the logical & righteous end.

IMA welcomes, appreciate and acknowledge the services of various systems of medicines (Modern Medicine, Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani etc.). Prevailing on our multilinguistic and multicultural, each system is based on different principals and philosophy. However today Government of India wants to mix these different systems together and make One System and we term it a Mixopathy, Khichadification or Adulteration as these systems of different principals if mixed together it will interreact with each other and result in catastrophic medicine.

To implement this CCIM (Central Council of Indian Medicine) brought out a notification to make Ayurveda Graduates who had no palpable training in surgery as undergraduates to undergo training for limited period and with limited practice to be called as Master of Surgery. For Modern Medicine Undergraduates he/she has to pass NEET to get admission. Study for 3 years to get trained in all general surgical principals to get MS degree. When both practice in society with MS degree how the people will differentiate whether Doctor is fully trained surgeon or trained only for 58 procedures?

IMA has categorically expressed its righteous say against this extremely serious move to allow Aayush postgraduates to perform 58 surgeries. The government policy of Mixopathy of all systems is unethical in which the mutually unrelated in principles & mode of operandi are integrated unscientifically together as a one system. IMA opposes strongly the proposal to make single doctor practicing all systems together. Indian Medical Association has raised valid & simple questions arising out of this Mixopathy notification.

1. Is surgery, as scientific procedure, that simple to be performed by anybody without full training and internship?

2. Is the knowledge, expertise, experience of Aayush system enough for subjecting people to surgery done by them and without undergraduate exposure?

3. Is half hearted theoretical surgical knowledge being safe for them to operate on people?

4. Do Aayush syllabi have adequate & rational coverage to safeguard the requisite practical expertise to perform surgical procedures?

5. Do Aayush have adequate, experienced & knowledgeable faculty to train the Aayush Post graduates?

6. Is healthcare of the country & life of people secondary to the stubborn wish of Aayush Ministry to enforce unprofessional, untrained people as surgeons?

7. Why intricacies of surgical procedures & inabilities to address unforeseen emergencies are being played down?

8. Surgery is a complex as procedure. It is never a straight-line course from start to end. There are additional surgeries & procedures which erupt during or post-surgery.

9. Is Aayush Ministry going to treat these as additional procedures?

10. Who will perform these additional surgeries on already operated patient?

11. Does CCIM & Aayush Ministry take complete responsibility of safety & health of complications arising out of & beyond 58 surgical procedures?

12. Does Aayush ministry think surgical procedures as a simple & straight-line, not to sway away from specified 58 procedures?

13. Is there any scientific & full-proof mechanism in place as far as curriculum, scientific & practical teaching & experienced faculty to inculcate the expertise for Aayush people?

14. Why the misleading term 'Modern' is being used? Will it not mislead people?

15. Is it not a laughable & skinny excuse in use as explanatory to the term “Modern” used to describe the surgeries?

16. By adopting the modern medicine procedures how does the Government & Aayush Ministry plan for Ayurveda to grow?

17. Why people of the country being forced to accept secondary surgical healthcare in biased way?

18. Why healthcare of the country being kept devoid of professional, scientific, logical & ethical policymaking?

Indian Medical Association with all doctors of modern medicine in the country will make this agitation sterner & more aggressive. IMA will educate people of the country against the unsafe & unprofessional Mixopathy.

IMA is announcing Public awareness drive and mass petition movement from 15.02.2021 till 31.03.2021. All IMA members, all specialty organizations, all modern medicine students, all women doctors across the country will educate people about this retrograde & unscientific mixing of different systems of healthcare. All modern medicine hospitals will promote importance of scientific ethical surgical expertise.

IMA also announce non-cooperation movement henceforth in which modern medicines surgeons and anesthesiologist shall not cooperate with Aayush Persons training and performing surgery. IMA will submit list of 1000 Modern Medicine Doctors willing to serve in any remote areas of the country to counter the false claim of lack of doctors.

Now this National movement is peoples' war to save quality & safety of our healthcare. IMA demands immediate withdrawal of the said impractical, unscientific & unethical notification.

Diary No.- 28316 - 2020INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION vs. CENTRAL COUNCIL OF INDIAN MEDICINE

+GST Extra



17.2.2021

Shri Narendra Modi ji

Hon'ble Prime Minister of India

Prime Minister's Office

South Block, Raisina Hill,

New Delhi-110011

Sub: REQUEST TO EXTEND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF COVID MARTYRS IN PRIVATE SECTOR

Respected Sir,

Greetings from Indian Medical Association HQs!

Sir, as you are aware, Covid took a heavy toll on our doctors, details of which are attached herewith.

Covid did not differentiate between Private and Government doctors. The medical practitioners in Private Sector worked with same zeal and enthusiasm as the Govt. Sector doctor to combat Covid Pandemic. General Practitioners including single and couple doctors set up and specialists were and are the first point of contact. Consequently, we lost 740 of our colleagues.

The families of the deceased members (Covid Martyrs) are in dire need of financial support to sustain themselves including the educational need of their children. Few of them were the only bread earners of the family and had non-earning dependants. Some of them were of younger age group, were not financially strong. They have done great services to the nation.

We are writing to you at this juncture to appropriately endorse the hard work and contribution by our doctors in flattening the COVID curve in India.

We request for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting against Covid-19 to be extended to the medical practitioners of Private Sector as well who died while performing their duties during covid pandemic.

Further, we earnestly request your goodself to interact with few of the family members of the Covid Martyrs through virtual mode.


Dr. Jayesh M LeleHonorary Secretary General,

IMA

Anil Goyal

Hony. Finance Secretary

www.ima-india.org

18 02 2020To,All State Presidents and SecretariesAll Local branch Presidents and SecretariesAll National office bearersPast National Presidents and Past HSGsAll CWC members Dear Sir,This is in continuation of our Relay Hunger Strike against Mixopathy held from 1st to 14th February 2021, it was decided that all the States and Local Branches will send letters and online Petition to the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India and Members of Parliament of their area apprising them about the ill effects of the Mixopathy which is unscientific, illogical and most unsafe for the citizens of the country. A sample copy of the letter addressed to the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India and Members of Parliament is attached herewith. You are requested to kindly print it on your letterhead, affix your signature and stamp on it and send it to the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India and your local MPs under intimation to us. You are further requested to kindly click on the following link of the online Petition and submit it also to the PM Office. LINK FOR PETITION *Indian Medical Association Headquarters has launched this petition against Mixopathy. Please sign it now. Save Healthcare National Movement.*http://chng.it/9bPqn6YVdx SoPs for Public Awareness Programme is also attached herewith for your information and necessary action.

Thanking you,Yours sincerely, Dr. J.A. JayalalNational President, IMADr. Jayesh M. LeleHony Secretary General, IMA Encl:1) Sample letter addressed to Hon'ble Prime Minister of India2) Sample letter addressed to Member of Parliament3) SoPs for Public Awareness Programme

3February 2021 51



BRANCH

STATE

To,

_____________________

Hon. Member of Parliament

Sub: MIXOPATHY AND INTEGRATION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION – INDIAN HEALTHCARE CATASTROPHE

Respected Sir,

Greetings from Indian Medical Association HQs!

Indian Medical association is the largest, representative professional association of modern medical doctors in our country and we represent one among the 1800 branches of IMA in our Motherland.

IMA whole heartedly places our respects and greetings as legislature for your wisdom and role during the pandemic and the scores of modern medical personals who toiled day and night and saved thousands of lives from the death clutches of corona and in the bargain 740 of our colleagues lost their precious life.

Not only in the diagnosis and therapeutic care, Indian medical association proactively came forward in support of your timely decision to roll out Vaccines and our leaders were the one who took vaccines first in many parts of our country.

In the parliamentary wisdom two system of medicine Modern medicine and Indian medicine were formulated by the respective acts in 1956 and 1970 and domains of services were earmarked.

Indian Medical association proudly acknowledge, appreciate and welcome rich traditional treasures of Indian medicine like AYURVEDA and wish and much more dedicated research, focused uncovering the innate treasures of this system and make it a more people friendly and replicable evidenced based science.

We are supporting the Ayurveda postgraduates doing surgeries based on Ayurveda principles, anesthesia and post-operative care principles after meticulous training. Surgeons must know when not to operate than when to operate and it need dedicated training for years and proctorship.

We bring to your kind notice the Central council of Indian Medicine have brought out an order as an amendments to the Indian medicine acts 2006 regulations and by which notified the Master of surgery degree will be given in two years to the undergraduates of Ayurveda and only 39 procedures will be taught to them from the modern medical surgical bandwidth . We wish to retreat that on one hand modern medicine MBBS undergraduate has to study all surgical procedures and three years to get master's degree while Ayurveda graduates without basic surgical training in under graduation and with learning 39 procedures and in two years get the same MS degree. This will jeopardies the common man to choose their doctor with the MS degree to operate upon him.

Anasthesia a separate discipline needed for doing surgery and surgeon cannot give anesthesia in modern medicine. Among these 39 procedures mentioned for MS General surgery in Ayurveda, surgeon is trained to give anesthesia also.

In modern surgical means when a child is brought under with swallowing of a coin, the surgeon will remove it with endoscope without surgery but in the CCIM regulations it is mentioned to do opening the stomach and remove the same.

Surgery is the faculty of invasive healthcare based on precision, accuracy and correct operative skills. The entire accuracy is an outcome of extensive medical education and surgical experience. The expertise and skills of surgeons are unique and unmatchable. People performing surgery without any adequate and ethical qualifications will be dangerous for patients in the country. Lack of clinical, anatomical knowledge, expertise with precise experience will create unqualified and unsafe cadre of surgeons in the country.

Indian Medical association also recommend pluralistic medical care needed for human beings for different kinds of diseases, but when the different systems of medicine are provided by a same doctor without adequate training and knowledge in each system will bring disaster as the pharmacopeia, philosophy and modus operandi of each system are unique and different. We request you to promote each system to grow independently and progress further and with mutual research and a working policy of sustained referral to each system can be envisioned for quality health care delivery.

We all modern medicine doctors under aggies of Indian Medical Association, the largest association in the world with all specialty associations, medical students observed relay hunger strike for 14 days to impress upon we are for growth of each system including Ayurveda and only oppose mixing of system.

As it is commonly said, the modern medical doctors are not going to rural areas, we have submitted a list of 1500 modern medicine undergraduates willing to serve in any areas as assigned by central government as per the administrative structure of central government.

The minister for AYUSH said, the Ayurveda doctors will serve in rural area and Ayurveda surgeons will operate on rural people. Sir we want to bring to your kind notice there are 7.5 lakhs Ayurveda undergraduates and are they serving in rural areas? Is it constitutionally acceptable to have two sets of surgeons one fully qualified to treat urban elite and trained only in 39 procedures Ayurveda surgeons to operate for rural India?

The supreme court in various landmark judgements Dr.Mukhtiar chand & ors vs State of Punjab(1998) 7SCC 579 and Poonam verma vs Ashwin patel (1996) 4 SC 332cases very well said ,the persons trained under one system shall not practice other ?

Modern medical surgeries are governed by National Medical commission since 2019 and its act section 34 also retreat the same. CCIM having no jurisdiction over Modern medicine , how can permit Indian system students to practice Modern medicine ?Section 36 of the 1970 Act empowers CCIM to promulgate regulations only in relation to qualification for Indian Medicine ?

We, the members of IMA along with the learned public submit this signed petition for your kindness to consider and impress upon the government to withhold the CCIM notification and form a committee to enhance research to bring out pure Ayurveda surgery and care with modern advancements.

www.ima-india.org


BRANCH

STATE

To,Shri. Narendra Modi JIHonorable Prime Minister of India

Sub: MIXOPATHY AND INTEGRATION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION – INDIAN HEALTHCARE CATASTROPHE

Respected Sir,

Greetings from Indian Medical Association!

Indian Medical association is the largest, representative professional association of modern medical doctors in our country and we represent one among the 1800 branches of IMA in our Motherland.

IMA whole heartedly places our respects and greetings for your leadership during the pandemic and the scores of modern medical personals who toiled day and night and saved thousands of lives from the death clutches of corona and in the bargain 740 of our colleagues lost their precious life.

Not only in the diagnosis and therapeutic care, Indian medical association proactively came forward in support of your timely decision to roll out Vaccines and our leaders were the one who took vaccines first in many parts of our country.

In the parliamentary wisdom two system of medicine Modern medicine and Indian medicine were formulated by the respective acts in 1956 and 1970 and domains of services were earmarked.

Indian Medical association proudly acknowledge, appreciate and welcome rich traditional treasures of Indian medicine like AYURVEDA and wish and much more dedicated research, focused uncovering the innate treasures of this system and make it a more people friendly and replicable evidenced based science.

We are supporting the Ayurveda postgraduates doing surgeries based on Ayurveda principles, anesthesia and post-operative care principles after meticulous training. Surgeons must know when not to operate than when to operate and it need dedicated training for years and proctorship.

We bring to your kind notice the Central council of Indian Medicine have brought out an order as an amendments to the Indian medicine acts 2006 regulations and by which notified the Master of surgery degree will be given in two years to the undergraduates of Ayurveda and only 39 procedures will be taught to them from the modern medical surgical bandwidth . We wish to retreat that on one hand modern medicine MBBS undergraduate has to study all surgical procedures and three years to get master's degree while Ayurveda graduates with out basic surgical training in under graduation and with learning 39 procedures and in two years get the same MS degree. This will jeopardies the common man to choose their doctor with the MS degree to operate upon him.

Surgery is the faculty of invasive healthcare based on precision, accuracy and correct operative skills. The entire accuracy is an outcome of extensive medical education and surgical experience. The expertise and skills of surgeons are unique and unmatchable. People performing surgery without any adequate and ethical qualifications will be dangerous for patients in the country. Lack of clinical, anatomical knowledge, expertise with precise experience will create unqualified and unsafe cadre of surgeons in the country.

Indian Medical association also recommend pluralistic medical care needed for human beings for different kinds of diseases, but when the different systems of medicine are provided by a same doctor without adequate training and knowledge in each system will bring disaster as the pharmacopeia, philosophy and modus operandi of each system are unique and different. We request you to promote each system to grow independently and progress further and with mutual research and a working policy of sustained referral to each system can be envisioned for quality health care delivery.

We all modern medicine doctors under aggies of Indian Medical Association, the largest association in the world with all specialty associations, medical students observed relay hunger strike for 14 days to impress upon we are for growth of each system including Ayurveda and only oppose mixing of system.

As it is commonly said, the modern medical doctors are not going to rural areas, we have submitted a list of 1500 modern medicine undergraduates willing to serve in any areas as assigned by central government as per the administrative structure of central government.

We, the members of IMA along with the learned public submit this signed petition for your kindness to consider and withhold the CCIM notification and form a committee to enhance research to bring out pure Ayurveda surgery and care with modern advancements.

Looking forward to getting the positive response from your highness.

Dr. J A Jayalal

National President, IMA

Dr. Jayesh M Lele

Honorary Secretary General, IMA

3February 2021 53


PUBLIC AWARENESS MEETINGS-TEMPLATE

Type of Meeting Virtual / Hybrid / Physical

Programme 2 Hours

Speakers 1. Eminent doctor

2. Member of Judiciary / Legal Luminar y /

Administrative Services

3. Person of public Eminence: MP/MLA/ Political

Persons

4. Prominent Media Luminary

5. Social Activists and others

6. Public figures - Lions Club / Rotary Club / NGOs /

RWA Federations / Social Activists and others

Moderator Moderation by prominent person / professional

Attendance IMA members / Prominent doctors / Public persons /

School Teachers / Representatives of Medical Colleges /

Representatives of Professional Organizations / RDA of

Medical College and others

Press/Media Press Conference

Ī ÑŐŎǾP ŎŅ GSK CME P rogramme in the Month of February 2021

Virtual CME Programme was held on 6 th February 2021 at IMA Hyderabad City Branch under Telangana

State Branch on “Anti Infective & Pain and Fever ”. The Program was successfully conducted at the

scheduled time. 25 Doctors participated the above said CME .

Virtual CME Programme was held on 9 th February 2021 at IMA Mumbai West Branch under

Maharashtra State Branch on “Fever & Antibiotics ”. The Program wa s successfully conducted at the

scheduled time. 450 Doctors participated the above said CME .

Virtual CME Programme was held on 13 th February 2021 at IMA Kanpur Branch under Uttar Pradesh

State Branch on “Differential Diagnosis and Management of Acute Fever & Antibiotic use during the

Covid -19 Pandemic and Implications for the future”. The Program was successfully conducted at the

scheduled time s. 134 Doctors participated the above said CME .

Ĭ ŌŎ State Amount (Rs.)Ĉ Andhra Pradesh 36,500.00 Č Assam 32,000.00 Ċ Bengal 500.00 Ç Bihar 76,000.00 D Delhi 34,78,048.92 Ď Gujarat 45,33,082.28 Đ Haryana 18,01,800.00 Ð Karnataka 37,600.00 E Kerala 12,14,501.00 ĈĆ Maharastra 18,18,542.00 ĈĈ MP 16,000.00 ĈČ Punjab 80,000.00 ĈĊ Rajasthan 31,703.00 ĈÇ Tamil Nadu 2,90,500.00 ĈD Telangana 1,93,100.00 ĈĎ UP 16,26,510.00 ĈĐ IMA Members 15,44,054.00

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Dilasa – Solace to the Suffering

Dilasa stands tall atop a hillock called Farmagudi, a few kilometers away from the temple town of Ponda, located in the centre of Goa. An unassuming building, amidst lush greenery and calm surroundings, it has been providing palliative care to the people of Goa. It's one of its kind, run entirely by the members of IMA Ponda branch, with the involvement of the community.

The land for DILASA has been readily donated by Communidade of Bandora- Communidade land is community land, a Portuguese legacy, which can be used only for community welfare projects and cannot be owned by any individual-keeping in mind the active involvement of doctors of IMA Ponda in a vast number of community activities and welfare projects, since the inception of this branch in 1974. The branch is now 140 members strong.

What started as an idea in the minds of senior members of this branch, reached fruition only because of whole-hearted support in the form of donations, both cash and kind, by philanthropic individuals, organisations, and companies through CSR funds, not to mention hefty donations by the doctors themselves.

The Dilasa building was inaugurated in December 2018in the presence of the then National President, our beloved Dr. Ravi Wankhedkar along with the State Health minister and the State PWD minister. The IMA HQ, through Dr. Wankhedkar, also showed their appreciation for the project by donating Rs. 10 lakhs from the IMA Fund, with a promise to help further.

Members of IMA WDW, not only from Goa but from all corners of India, have, in an effort worth applauding, collectively raised more than 6 lakhs for this institution.

Dilasa started its services in August 2019 in the august presence of the Father of Palliative care in India, Dr. M. R. Rajagopal, who inaugurated the OPD services. A 25-bedded hospital, divided into general wards and rooms, it also houses an auditorium where members can continuously upgrade their knowledge about Palliative Care and other topics, through regular lectures by visiting faculties. International faculties in Palliative Care have paid a visit to this institution, as also office bearers of IMA HQ, including Dr. R. N. Tandon, Dr. Ramesh Dutta and Dr. V. K. Monga, office bearers of World Medical Association and office bearers of the Japan Medical association, among others.

Through Dilasa, members of IMA Ponda, trained in Palliative Care, have been providing Palliative Care to the Goan community as in-patients, as out-patients and also by home visits when needed. Doctors from all corners of Goa, who attended the Foundation Course of Palliative Care at Dilasa in

May 2019, now provide Palliative Care at their places of clinical practice, thus reaching out to patients in the most remote corners of Goa. Selfless volunteers, who also form part of this group, lend a big helping hand in home visits, while faculty from all over India, who form a part of the Whatsapp group, provide expert advice.

Presently, members of IMA Ponda, who have undergone Certificate Course inPalliative Care, look after patients, while others look after administrative affairs. Palliative Care specialists from Kerala lent a helping hand to the institution when it started. Patient care continued even during the pandemic.

Built with donations by doctors and the community at large, DILASA runs in a similar fashion. It is a constant endeavor by the IMA members to make available donations for the running of the institution.

Dilasa has helped put a smile on many-a-faces who believed all was lost. The number of lives it touched is considerably more than the number of patients it treated, as the doctors and staff provide support and care, even to the family of the sick, including bereavement visits. The concept of end-of-life care in this small state of Goa has changed for good. Family and friends can now peacefully say goodbye to their loved ones, and the letters of gratitude from them are a testimony to that.

Through Dilasa, doctors have shown the world that they can not only diagnose, treat and cure, but they can heal as well.



PRESS RELEASE 22.02.2021Ayurvedic Medicine CORONIL to cure corona by Patanjali:

Fact Check; A Shame on the part of Honorable Health MinisterIndian Medical Association is shocked to note the blatant lie of WHO certification for a secret medicine launched by an entrepreneur in the presence of Hon'ble Health Minister.Founder of Patanjali Aayurved Limited Baba Ramdev launched CORONIL, a medicine which he claims is the first evidence-based medicine for Covid-19. Baba Ramdev also said this so called CORONIL to be used for prevention, treatment as well as post-Covid phase treatment. It was mentioned that the said medicine is the first evidence-based medicine.It was launched in the presence of Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan.During a follow up interview, Baba Ramdev also exclaimed few remarks criticizing the modern medicine being a medical terrorism.It was claimed by Baba Ramdev with Hon'ble Health Minister that the said CORONIL ayurvedic medicine has got DCGI approval & WHO certification.All these happening was witnessed in person by union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, who is a modern medical doctor by qualification.The World Health Organization (WHO) clarified in a tweet that it has not reviewed or certified the efficacy of Patanjali's Covid-19. WHO's regional office for South-East Asia posted on its official Twitter handle, “@WHO has not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment #Covid19.”It is proved beyond doubt to the entire country, how false the projections are about the said anti-corona ayurvedic medicine.As per the code of act of Medical council of India ,which binds the code of conduct of every modern medical doctor under section 6:1:1, no doctor can promote any drug as it says, “A physician shall not give to any person, whether for compensation or otherwise, any approval, recommendation, endorsement, certificate, report or statement with respect of any drug, medicine, ------with his name, signature, or photograph in any form or manner of advertising through any mode nor shall he boast of cases, operations, cures or remedies or permit the publication of report thereof through any mode”. However, it is surprising that the Minister himself is promoting the drug.The code of ethics also mandates,6.5 Secret Remedies: The prescribing or dispensing by a physician of secret remedial agents of which he does not know the composition, or the manufacture or promotion of their use is unethical and as such prohibited. All the drugs prescribed by a physician should always carry a proprietary formula and clear name. Without disclosing the proprietary formula of the drug the modern medical doctor promoting it is unethical.Indian Medical Association herewith put forth simple questions for Hon'ble Health Minister of the country: Being a Health Minister of the country, how appropriate and rationale is it to release such false projections in front of the

whole country? Being a Health Minister of the country, how justified is it to release such falsely fabricated unscientific product to people of

the whole country? Being a Health Minister of the country, how ethical is it to promote the product in unethical, wrong and false ways to the

whole country? Being a Health Minister of the country and a Modern Medicine doctor, how ethical is it to promote the unscientific product

to the citizens of the country? Being a Health Minister of the country and a Modern Medicine doctor, can you clarify the time frame, time line for the so-

called clinical trial of this said anti-corona product promoted by you? Being a Health Minister of the country and a Modern Medicine doctor, can you clarify the nature of clinical trials, if any, for

the so-called clinical trial of this said anti-corona product promoted by you? Being a Health Minister of the country and a modern medicine doctor, can you clarify the scientific results of the clinical

trials, if any, for the so-called clinical trial of this said anti-corona product promoted by you? Being a Health Minister of the country and a modern medicine doctor, can you clarify the number of patients involved in

the double blind and/or single blind clinical trials for the so-called clinical trial of this said anti-corona product promoted by you?

Being a Health Minister of the country and a modern medicine doctor, can you clarify about the patients involved in the double blind and/or single blind clinical trials for the so-called clinical trial of this said anti-corona product promoted by you? Were they subjected to an informed consent for any such trials?

During a follow up interview, Baba Ramdev also exclaimed few remarks criticizing the modern medicine being a medical terrorism. Being a Health Minister of the country and a modern medicine doctor, can you clarify the highly objectionable and instigative statement by Baba Ramdev?

On what grounds it was approved by DCGI as was announced in your presence?It was claimed by Baba Ramdev along with our Health Minister that the said CORONIL ayurvedic medicine has got WHO certification. This has been clearly denied by WHO in an official tweet. The said false & fabricated projection of an unscientific medicine by the Health Minister to the entire country & being rejected by WHO is a slap & insult to the people of country.This is a blatant deceiving of the people of the country. How can a drug be effective for prevention, treatment and rehabilitation from the disease? If CORONIL is effective for prevention, why Government is spending 35000 crores for vaccination? Is the Health Minister is promoting CORONIL for prevention than the vaccine as Ayurveda may not prescribe vaccination for preventing a disease?The country needs an explanation from the honorable Minister. Indian Medical Association will also write to National Medical Commission for seeking Suo moto explanation for his blatant disrespect to the code of conduct of Medical council of India.IMA once again reiterates, we respect pure unadulterated Ayurveda and let us not adulterate Ayurveda on the pretext of market gain to some monopoly corporate and create a disaster for humanity.

LIFE SAVERS RUN 2021

Indian Medical Association, Dombivli branch (Maharashtra) organized a virtual Global Marathon 'Life Savers Run' on 7th February 2021 as a fund raiser event to raise money for supporting the families of Doctor colleagues who succumbed while fighting the dreaded war against Covid pandemic for their community. The event was supported by Indian Medical Association Headquarters (IMA HQ), World Medical Association (WMA), Association of Physicians of India (API) and many other apex organizations. Nearly 1800 participants from 13 countries across the globe and from 22 states of India participated in the run for this noble cause. People also donated whole - heartedly, nearly 160 donors gave donations to support the cause. The entire proceeds from the Life Savers Run of Rs 8.5 lacs (Rs. Eight lac and fifty thousand only) was donated to 'Covid Martyr Fund' of IMA Headquarter on 14th February 2021. The cheque was handed over by members of IMA Dombivli to IMA National President Dr J. A. Jayalal and Hon Secretary General Dr Jayesh Lele.



Press Release 24.02.2021IMA INTENSIFIES ITS STAND AGAINST MIXOPATHY

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) is a national organization of Doctors of Modern Scientific System of Medicine in India, which look after the interest of doctors, healthcare of the country and the well-being of the community at large. With nearly 4 lac members and 2000 active local branches in all States and Union Territories in India, IMA is the largest association of doctors in the world. Indian healthcare and Indian doctors have earned the peak positions in the world healthcare scenario. IMA is proud of all its doctors, healthcare workers and all stakeholders contributing to the healthcare of India. IMA has worldwide spread with its modern medical doctors delivering the expertise to the world.

It is extremely strange and unfortunate policy of Mixopathy adopted by the Aayush Ministry with CCIM diluting the purity, ethicality, safety and quality of Indian healthcare system. The CCIM notification is hazardous and unsafe in its every aspect. People will land up in unsafe, unexperienced, unqualified and unprofessional hands for surgery. The qualified surgeons will be left with no choice but to sit and watch the ridiculous, wrong and unsafe surgical healthcare being delivered to people. Their righteousness will prove futile in front of the legal unethicality of Mixopathy due to the said notification.

IMA respects Ayurveda and all other systems of Indian Medicine. IMA welcomes and proposes that all our traditional systems should strive hard and make themselves more people centered and evidence based. IMA is against the slated Mixopathy in the Indian healthcare. New government policy of Mixopathy of all systems, in which the mutually unrelated in principles and mode of operandi are integrated unscientifically together as a one system. IMA opposes strongly the proposal to make single doctor practicing all systems together.

IMA has launched the freedom struggle of modern medicine from the forces of Mixopathy. IMA has launched ‘SAVE HEALTHCARE INDIA MOVEMENT’, the national public safety movement. Our all doctors have observed relay hunger strike for 14 days. Our all women doctors observed hunger strike all across the nation on 7th February 2021. All specialty associations across the country have united and joined the movement through Federation of Medical Associations under aggies of IMA.

IMA has started the awareness movement for people of the country. All Members of Parliament and MLAs and respective state governments will be upraised regarding the national movement. Internationally, IMA shall apprise various associations from different countries about this unscientific notification. The global voice of modern medicine shall echo the feelings of Indian Medical Association and it’s all members. IMA has instructed its Medical Students’ Network (MSN), Junior Doctors’ Network (JDN), IMA Women’s’ Wing, IMA Hospital Board, In-service Doctors, Medical Colleges to participate and construct this massive National Movement.

Now this National movement is peoples’ war to save quality and safety of our healthcare. IMA demands immediate withdrawal of the said impractical, unscientific and unethical notification.

IMA has launched the freedom struggle of modern medicine from the forces of Mixopathy. IMA with its all-modern medicine doctors in the country is set to fight this battle to the logical and righteous end.

Khichadification or Adulteration as these different systems of different principals if mixed together it will interreact with each other and result in catastrophic medicine. CCIM (Central Council of Indian Medicine) brought out a notification to make Ayurveda Graduates who had no palpable training in surgery as undergraduates to undergo training for limited period and with limited practice to be called as Master of Surgery. For Modern Medicine Undergraduates he/she has to pass NEET to get admission. Study for 3 years to get trained in all general surgical principals to get MS degree. When both practice in society with MS degree how the people will differentiate whether Doctor is fully trained surgeon or trained only for 58 procedures?

IMA has categorically expressed its righteous say against this extremely serious move to allow Aayush postgraduates to perform 58 surgeries. The government policy of Mixopathy of all systems is unethical in which the mutually unrelated in principles and mode of operandi are integrated unscientifically together as a one system. IMA opposes strongly the proposal to make single doctor practicing all systems together. Indian Medical Association has raised valid and simple questions arising out of this Mixopathy notification.

1. Is surgery, as scientific procedure, that simple to be performed by anybody without full training and internship?

2. Is the knowledge, expertise, experience of Aayush system enough for subjecting people to surgery done by them and without undergraduate exposure?

3. Is halfhearted theoretical surgical knowledge being safe for them to operate on people?

4. Do Aayush syllabi have adequate and rational coverage to safeguard the requisite practical expertise to perform surgical procedures?

5. Do Aayush have adequate, experienced and knowledgeable faculty to train the Aayush Post graduates?

6. Is healthcare of the country and life of people secondary to the stubborn wish of Aayush Ministry to enforce unprofessional, untrained people as surgeons?

7. Why intricacies of surgical procedures and inabilities to address unforeseen emergencies are being played down?

8. Surgery is a complex as procedure. It is never a straight-line course from start to end. There are additional surgeries and procedures which erupt during or post-surgery. Is Aayush Ministry going to treat these as additional procedures?

9. Who will perform these additional surgeries on already operated patient?

10. Does CCIM and Aayush Ministry take complete responsibility of safety and health of complications arising out of and beyond 58 surgical procedures?

11. Does Aayush ministry think surgical procedures as a simple and straight-line, not to sway away from specified 58 procedures?

12. Is there any scientific and full-proof mechanism in place as far as curriculum, scientific and practical teaching and experienced faculty to inculcate the expertise for Aayush people?

13. Why the misleading term ‘Modern’ is being used? Will it not mislead people?

14. Is it not a laughable and amp; skinny excuse in use as explanatory to the term “Modern” used to describe the surgeries?

15. By adopting the modern medicine procedures how does the Government and Aayush Ministry plan for Ayurveda to grow?

16. Why people of the country being forced to accept secondary surgical healthcare in biased way?

17. Why healthcare of the country being kept devoid of professional, scientific, logical and ethical policymaking?

Indian Medical Association with all doctors of modern medicine in the country will make this agitation sterner and more aggressive. IMA will educate people of the country against the unsafe and unprofessional Mixopathy.

IMA announces non-cooperation movement henceforth in which modern medicines surgeons and anesthesiologist shall not cooperate with Aayush Persons training and performing surgery. IMA will submit list of 1000 Modern Medicine Doctors willing to serve in any remote areas of the country to counter the false claim of lack of doctors.

Now this National movement is peoples’ war to save quality and safety of our healthcare. IMA demands immediate withdrawal of the said impractical, unscientific and unethical notification.

IMA Intellectual Meet on Mixopathy

CCIM has in a notification allowed Ayurvedic practitioners to do various surgeries (some of them very complicated like cataract, plastic surgeries, anastomoses of intestines and ear surgeries) without any scientific justification. IMA has already opposed this move as it is going to be a retrograde and anti-patient move. Recently, IMA along with other Specialist Associations organized Relay Hunger Strike all over the country where thousands of doctors and medical students participated every day from 1st to 14th February, 2021.IMA had organized Intellectual Meet on Mixopathy on 24th February, 2021 where the personality on human welfare issues and opinion makers participated as a Speaker and discussed the issues related to Mixopathy. Following were the Speakers:1. Justice Mr. Anil R. Dave, Former Justice, Supreme Court of India2. Dr. R.K. Shrivastava, Former Director General Health Services, GoI3. Dr. Ved Prakash Mishra, Pro-Chancellor, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences & National Head, Academic Programme of Indian Medical Association4. Mr. Alok Mehta, Sr. Journalist5. Dr. Rajeev Sood, Founder Dean, ABVIMS & Dr. RML Hospital6. Mr. Rajiv Kakria, Social Activist and Convener, “Save Our City Campaign”7. Dr. Smita Naram, Co-Founder of Ayushakti – A leading Ayurvedic Health Centre8. Dr. S.K. Sharma, former Advisor Ayurveda, Ministry of AYUSH (GOI) and Former Chairman, FSSAI, Ministry of Health, Govt. of IndiaIt was inaugurated by Dr J.A. Jayalal National President, IMA.It was attended by around 120 participants including sr. doctors, RWA activists, NGOs, Lawyers and media persons in-person and about 100 participants on web platform.It was concluded that IMA respects Ayurveda and all other systems of Indian Medicine. IMA welcomes and proposes that all our traditional systems should strive hard and make themselves more people centered and evidence based. IMA is against the slated Mixopathy in the Indian healthcare. New Government Policy of Mixopathy of all systems, in which the mutually unrelated principles and mode of operandi are integrated unscientifically together as a one system. IMA strongly opposes the proposal to make a single doctor practicing all systems together.Dr. Vinay Aggarwal, Past National President, Dr. V.K. Monga, Convenor, IMA Action Committee and Dr. Anil Goyal, Hony. Finance Secretary, IMA and team helped in organizing the above said Meet in IMA HQs. premises.



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Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology and Diploma in X-RAY/IMAGING Technology - both are also running jointly by National Institute of Open Schooling(NIOS), Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, Noida (U. P.) and Indian Medical Association H.QRs. , New Delhi.

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IMA PARA MEDICAL FINAL EXAMINATION

NATION WIDE RELAY HUNGER STRIKE AGAINST MIXOPATHY

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